British Surnames

Top surnames from the 1881 census in Odiham, Hampshire

Odiham is an 1881 census registration district in the county of
Hampshire

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths,
rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent
to parishes, but not necessarily so.

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname.
For example, there were 2,628 people called CROOMS in Odiham at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town
with this surname. For example, a frequency of 4285.7143 in Odiham means that
4285.7143% of the people in Odiham on census day were called CROOMS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CROOMS
in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole.
An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same
probability of picking someone called CROOMS as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK.
Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called CROOMS here
than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure
shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find
someone called CROOMS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely.
The value of 2.63 in Odiham means that you are 2.63 times as likely to find
someone with the surname of CROOMS in Odiham than you would be in the whole of the UK.